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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1912
Page
6
The jerboa, a desert jumping mouse, stores water in melons rather than food. It gnaws melons after rain, buries them, and lets wind cover the pits to keep them cool. In drought it drinks from the buried melons until the rainy season returns. The cache ranges from forty to fifty melons.
Mark Twain humorously introduces himself at length in a self deprecating speech. He contrasts custom with his desire for direct fact and jokes about his identity noting two facts about himself: he has never been in state prison and he cannot imagine why.
In a dental scene the dentist probes four patients for a fragment of root. A patient jokes that the procedure hurts less than expected while the other remarks ironically that the pain is still felt.
A humorous exchange between a father and daughter, debating marriage and financial plans with the daughter retorting to look in the mirror. The dialogue centers on self-reliance and domestic partnership.
A reader recalls visiting Germany and riding the Rhine to the very top for a magnificent panoramic view from the summit. The account emphasizes the impressive vantage and memorable experience.
Goldsmith was noted for extravagant dress shown in anecdotes from Ireland to Edinburgh. He wore a sky blue satin and shalloon outfit, a purple silk small clothes suit, a scarlet greatcoat, and a physician's wig, carried a gold headed cane, and a sword, provoking a passerby in the Strand to quip about a long pin.
In recollection of the English artist war correspondent Melton Prior, Sir Evelyn Wood notes his twenty two engagements while Prior playfully corrects him that he has not fired a shot in any. The anecdote appears at a dinner honoring Prior.
A large Hawaiian volcano hosts a vast lava lake in its crater. The molten mass appears seething and red hot to the naked eye, while microscopic analysis shows tiny rock fragments. Cooling rock formations along the crater rim resemble slag from a massive furnace.
A jumble of witty lines and brief notes from newspapers. The Washington Star quotes a vow to quit smoking before marriage and a playful reply about wives. The Cleveland Plain Dealer weighs mud splatter on pedestrians and a Bible proverb is cited.
Mrs. Smith reproaches her son Robert for tying a tin can to Mrs. Hayes’s dog tail. The dog ran away and presumably died. Robert confesses he gained a dollar from Mr. Hayes, provoking his mother’s grief and disappointment.
The Gloucester Fox Hunting Club, formed by about 125 Philadelphia gentlemen, held its first meeting in December 1766 at the old Philadelphia coffee house. Members included future notable figures, with the Revolutionary War briefly halting the sport as Samuel Morris and twenty-one others formed the First City Troop. the club lasted until 1818.
Sir Archibald Geikie relates a Scotsman who reluctantly takes a holiday and visits Egypt. At the great pyramid he mumbles that all that mason work should bring in rent, a humorous remark on his surprise at Egyptian grandeur.
A concise reflection notes that success is visible in outcomes while failure stems from choices. It contrasts how successful people appear and why those who fail fall short, drawing on observed traits rather than hidden methods.
A collection of brief dialogues and notices mentions stage wages, stock market chatter, and personal trips. Mrs. John S. Martin visits Palmyra for a week of relatives. Ed Harbaugh travels to New Albany on a business trip.
An 210 acre farm near Brandenburg and Gustan R R station can be sold as two parcels 185 acres and 75 acres. The land is well fenced hill country and suitable for farming. Inquiries to D C Gray Brandenburg Ky 611 stl. Also notice of thanks for kindness after a mother’s death from Elizabeth Sheler heirs. A resident reports diverse crops including 3653 bushels of wheat 1660 barley 1434 oats and twenty tons hay plus roasting ears and large cabbage on North Dakota farm. A lost pocketbook with eight dollars missing near Crandall.
George A. Keller of Bantry North Dakota, visiting relatives in the county, paid a pleasant call Saturday. He has been in the county about two weeks and is enjoying his visit with his old friends. He will return to his home this week. Mr. Kel-
The Spencer town school convention met in Moberly with Dr. O W Hottle and J o Corydon in attendance for dresses. Elected for the ensuing five years were Pres Henry G Bye Vice Pres Abe Berg Sec Treas Miss Lena Burgess Supt Home Dept Mrs Kate Th thannt EWA Supt Cradle Roll Mrs J N Davis Supt Temperance Dept Mrs Dora Davis. A good meeting was reported.
Lenaiver Tribe No. 58 Independent Order of Red Men hosts an oyster supper on December 24. Oysters in all styles featured. Ed Hurst Noah Lilpop Roba Roby June Holliday Harry Best Elisha McMonigle Hays Zimmerman listed as organizers or contacts.
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